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Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 24-1: Generative AI in Law Practice
Professional Ethics Committee of The Florida Bar, The Florida Bar, 2024
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- The Florida Bar's opinion on generative AI. It applies the confidentiality rule to self-learning tools and recommends informed client consent before a third-party AI program receives confidential information.
- How much weight it carries
- The copy we could open is hosted on a legal-AI company's site, and its wording summarizes the opinion. The quoted sentence matches that copy. Check floridabar.org for the opinion's exact words, and note that the opinion is advisory.
Facts taken from this source
- Florida Ethics Opinion 24-1 recommends obtaining the affected client's informed consent before using a third-party generative AI program that would expose confidential information.
“the opinion recommends obtaining the affected client's informed consent before using a third-party program that would expose confidential information” (Confidentiality analysis)